• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.30
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• pp.239-273
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• 2005

This study compares the Korean and U.S. media's coverage of the No Gun Ri massacre, analyzing their usages of sources in the stories and explaining by the perspective of media sociology why they differed in them. For the comparison with the AP's report, we selected only the reports of the Korean media which dealt with the incident itself. It was found that most of the Korean media utilized a very small number of sources, and that they relied on the victims alone. In contrast, the AP's sources were much more numerous drawn from both the victims and offenders. As a result, the Korean media failed to ensure the 'diversity of sources' and to illuminate the whole picture of the incident, although they had started to report it far earlier than the AP. From the depth interviews with the reporters, through the framework of media sociology, it was found first at the personal level, that the difference was brought about by the divergent news evaluation. It seemed that the Korean journalists regarded the incident with relatively lower news value than their U.S. counterparts. Next, at the intra-organizational level, it was conceded, neither did the Korean new media have so flexible news collecting system, nor so murk man-power and resource as the AP, which were required for the coverage of such an incident. The Korean media had not established the convention to utilize various sources with conflicting interests. Last, at the extra-organizational level, the Korean news media's coverage was still influenced by the self-censorship mechanism due to the ideologies of 'pro-Americanism' and 'anti-communism', even though the democratization of Korean society itself enabled the sensitive incident to be dealt with eventually by the media.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.1086-1087
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• 2003

오늘날 급변하는 사회경제적 환경 때문에 현대인의 영양과 건강에 대한 관심은 날이 갈수록 높아지고 있어 대중매체에서도 영양과 건강에 대한 정보를 전달하는 경우가 많아지고 있다. 특히 방송매체 중 공중파 TV 프로그램에서의 정보들은 쉽게 접할 수 있어 올바른 영양 및 건강생활을 위한 정보나 실천지침을 국민들에게 전달되는 통로서의 긍정적인 부분도 있으나 시간상 제작환경상 등의 제약으로 인해 왜곡된 정보를 전달하는 부정적인 부분도 있다. 이에 건강관련 식품영양정보 모니터링을 통해 객관적인 평가와 문제점을 파악한 후 유형별로 분류, 분석하여 개선방안을 마련하기 위해서 본 연구에서는 방송매체중 공중파 TV프로그램 중 정확한 보도와 정보전달을 목적으로 하는 프로그램과 드라마 중 가족드라마를 선정하여 건강관련 식품영양정보의 양적 질적 현황을 파악하고자 하였다. 건강관련 식품영양 정보들에 대한 건수, 시간수, 주제, 취재원, 적절성과 부적절성 평가 및 부적절성의 요인들을 양적 질적으로 평가하여 연도별 비교분석을 하였다. 2002년도 4월 30일부터 2003년 9월 30일까지 모니터링 전문 교육을 마친 식품영양학 전공 모니터원이 조사기간 중 담당 프로그램을 모니터하여 각 프로그램에 나타난 식품영양정보의 양과 질을 조사하여 SPSS 통계팩키지를 사용하여 빈도 및 평균분석을 하였다. 총 모니터건수는 15,226건이었으며, 이중 총 건강관련정보건수는 5,623건으로 36.9%를, 식품영양관련 정보는 4,848건으로 31.8%를 차지하는 것으로 분석되었다. 총 건강관련 정보 대비 식품영양정보건수의 비율은 86.2%로 높게 나타났다. 뉴스프로그램의 총 건강관련 정보수는 17.9%에서 16.1%, 식품영양정보수의 비율은 6.6%에서 3.6%로 낮아졌으며, 건강정보프로그램의 총 건강관련 정보수는 51.5% 에서 94.6%, 식품영양정보수의 비율은 32.4%에서 57.4%로 높게 나타났다. 드라마의 식생활관련 장면 방송시간비율은 20.8%에서 17.2%로 낮게 나타났다. 뉴스프로그램에서 건강관련정보가 가장 많이 보도되는 달은 2002년 10월, 2003년 9월로 나타났다. 건강관련 정보의 주제로는 뉴스프로그램은 질환, 건강정보프로그램은 음식, 어린이교육프로그램은 식품, 노인정보프로그램은 생활습관이 가장 높게 나타났다. 정보의 취재원으로는 전문가와 일반인의 인터뷰가 73.7%로 가장 많았다. 식품영양정보의 부적절한 평가율은 뉴스는 49.3%에서 72.2%로, 건강정보프로그램은 54.0%에서 67.8%로 2002년보다 2003년도에 높게 나타났으나, 드라마는 63.2%에서 16.2%로 낮게 나타났으며, 어린이교육프로그램 40.0%, 노인정보프로그램 17.9%인 것으로 나타났다. 드라마의 식생활 장면에서 음식의 양이 부적절한 경우는 28.6%에서 15.8%로 낮아졌으나, 음주장면의 경우 10.7%에서 11.5%로 증가하였음은 앞으로 개선이 필요하다고 생각된다. 흡연 장면의 경우 드라마상의 흡연장면 방송금지 선언의 여파로 1.6%에서 0.2%로 감소하였다. 뉴스 및 정보프로그램에서는 부적절한 평가를 받은 정보들은 적정섭취량이나 실생활에 활용할 실천방안 등에 대한 제시가 없는 경우가 가장 많았으며, 전문용어에 대한 설명부족, 영양가 비교기준이 다르거나, 식품 등의 효과에 대한 내용이 과장된 경우가 많았다. 드라마의 경우 음주, 커피, 야식 등 불필요한 식사장면이 많이 나오거나 음식의 양이 사람수에 비해 많다라는 평가가 가장 높게 나타났다. 연구 결과 TV 프로그램에서 다루는 건강관련 정보기사가 차지하는 비율과 이중 식품영양정보기사가 차지하는 비율이 높아지고 있으나 건강관련정보기사의 질적인 평가에서는 부적절한 평가를 받은 비율도 함께 높아지고 있어 이의 개선이 시급히 요구된다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.113-122
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• 2011

Visual images are very close to our living and we make decisions and choose behavioral options with the visual images on mass media. In current-affair documentary programs, interviews have potential effects that can change public opinions on important issues. Therefore, it's a consequence that the study examined how different expressions of visual images in documentary. Using preceding research methods, this study focus on form, color, movement and depth of visual images. This study analyzed quantitatively all interview shots with 15 current-affair documentary programs from major TV stations such as KBS, MBC and SBS. The findings of the study are 1) half of interview shots used the visual image expressions to hide interviewees' face according to the shield law, 2) choosing close-up shots in company with bust shots, 3) using natural lights and hand-held camera techniques for interviews, and 4) showing wide angles without depths of visual image.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.6 no.8
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• pp.184-191
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• 2006

The purpose of this case study is to understand the characteristics and implication of videojournalist's image expression techniques in the television news programs, comparing with television camera reporter's image expression techniques. Texts chosen in this thesis are 120 programs of KBS2TV 'News Time' which had been on air from July to December in 2005. Shot size, camerawork, shot duration and camera angle of the images were analysed, which had been extracted through the processes of thematic classification. The results of the analysis of thematic classification shows us that videojournalist covered mainly social, economic and cultural news items, almost completely alienated in the fields of hard news as political and health-scientific news items which were very sensitive and influential on the life of the entire people of the nation. The results of the analysis on the characteristics of image expression reveals that videojournalist used one-shot more often than the camera reporter, showing us videojournalist's preference of close news gathering, and videojournalist used following and zooming much more often than camera reporter, showing us videojoumalist's preference of mobile and dynamic cameraworks, and videojournalist used low angles more often than camera reporter, also showing us videojoumalist's preference of candid camera style news gathering.

• Korean journal of communication and information
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• v.43
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• pp.117-151
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• 2008

This paper regards former Samsung lawyer Kim Yong-Chul's action of claiming Samsung Group's slush fund as typical Whistle-Blowing from inside. News frames in KBS, SBS TV were examined through comparative analysis. In formal feature, 'episodic news frame' hold an absolute majority in both stations. From news sources, the group of whistle-blower such as lawyer Kim Yong-Chul and civic groups was confronted with Samsung and state authorities including the Prosecutor, financial agencies. Analysis on the theme of news coverages demonstrated 5 frames: 'public announcing frame', 'news of conflict frame' 'demanding a close inquiry frame', 'declaration of conscience frame', 'causing social upheaval frame', Analysis result shows that 'public announcing frame' was most frequently used in reporting and there was distinction between KBS and SBS in 'declaration of conscience frame' and 'causing social upheaval frame'. Relatively KBS preferred 'declaration of conscience frame' and SBS would use 'causing social upheaval frame', from which reciprocal relation as media ownership could be analogized. Both media tend to make light of in-depth news coverages on structural issues or essential settlement and it is shown that both stations treated this situation with intriguing audiences as stressing sensitive parts in this event. Follow-up of changing process of 'declaration of conscience frame' through diachronic analysis on framing informs that additional exposure of 'Lee Yong Chul', former secretary in Nov 19, 2007 influenced increasing of frequency of using 'declaration of conscience frame'. However, news reporting on whistle-blower in KBS and SBS generally adheres to passive attitude of following changes in the surroundings rather than playing an active role in improving social recognition on whistle-blowing, which can induce to the spread of negative feature on it. Thus it is assumed that terrestial television broadcasting should regard whistle-blowing as contradiction in social structures and active depth reporting seems to be neded for improving social recognition on whistle-blowing.